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Quotes from Writing in Reason and Passion: Justice Brennan's Enduring Influence — William J. Brennan Jr.

1906–1997 United States

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The machinery chugs on unabated, belching out its dehumanizing product. It is distressing. But I refuse to despair. I know, one day, the Supreme Court will outlaw the death penalty. Permanently.

Writing in Reason and Passion: Justice Brennan's Enduring Influence (1997)

If our free society is to endure, and I know it will, those who govern must recognize that the Framers of the Constitution limited their power in order to preserve human dignity and the air of freedom which is our proudest heritage.

Writing in Reason and Passion: Justice Brennan's Enduring Influence (1997)

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